Pb of input/output error between iPod and my PBG4

Hi
I have a iPod Nano 2Go and I get all of the problems listed here : wether I try to restore or use the Disk mode, nothing worked ;
all that I could get was a message of error : one saying "1418 error" and other saying "input output error". I tried everything
all I only did was disconnect the ipod when I didn't have to do it.
I have this ipod since last month, and I am really disapointed of that problem
the worst is that Apple doesn't seem to care about it.
Is anyone getting any idea about that...???
Thanks
Kriss / F.Guiana

I suggest that take a read the following first, and find a PC connect your iPod with it and follow the instruction
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=640556&tstart=0

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